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(43) Date of publication: 24.01.2024 Bulletin 2024/04 (21) Application number: 21931889.6 (22) Date of filing: 17.03.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06Q 10/06(2023.01) G06N 20/20(2019.01) G06Q 10/10(2023.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): G06Q 10/0631; G06Q 10/103; G06N 3/088; G06N 3/082; G06N 3/045 (86) International application number: PCT/US2021/022777 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/197294 (22.09.2022 Gazette 2022/38)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (71) Applicant: Hitachi Vantara LLC Santa Clara, CA 95054 (US)	(72) Inventors: ZHANG, Yongqiang Santa Clara, California 95054 (US) LIN, Wei Santa Clara, California 95054 (US) WANG, Mohan Santa Clara, California 95054 (US) SCHMARZO, William Santa Clara, California 95054 (US) (74) Representative: MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB  Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29 80336 München 80336 München (DE)